SC orders DG Cement to cough up Rs100m for dam fund
–Top court wraps up Katas Raj case, tells cement factory to pay Rs80m for using groundwater and Rs20m for misleading court LAHORE: The Supreme Court (SC) has ordered DG Cement Company Limited to…
SC gives three weeks to conclude Nawaz Sharif’s trials
–CJP says won’t give more time to accountability court, as former PM challenges JIT’s report’s admissibility as evidence –Nawaz says sons Hassan and Hussain setup business abroad after being ‘thrown out of…
Shehryar Afridi mistakes young girl for SP Dawar’s daughter
Minister of State for Interior Shehryar Khan Afridi on Sunday mistook a Haripur police officer’s daughter as daughter of martyred Superintendent of Police (SP) Tahir Khan Dawar. “I appreciate the courage of…
20-member PTI delegation leaves for China
ISLAMABAD: A 20-member delegation of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) led by central Secretary General of party Arshad Dad left for China on Monday. The PTI delegation during its visit is likely to hold important meetings with the…
SHC asks AKUH about treatment facilities for poor
KARACHI: Sindh High Court (SHC) on Monday asked from the lawyer of Aga Khan University Hospital (AKUH) that which facilities are being provided to the poor people by the hospital and why…
Suspension of trade at Torkham border enters fourth day
Trade between Pakistan and Afghanistan via Torkham remained suspended Sunday as the protest strike of customs clearing agents and transporters enters fourth consecutive day, a report in the local media has informed. Transporters…
Next stops in KMC’s anti-encroachment drive include Arambagh, Lighthouse
— KMC finalises plan to clear Karachi Circular Railway area KARACHI: Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) is next launching an anti-encroachment operation in the Arambagh and Lighthouse areas after it finished demolishing illegal…
Trump ‘greatest threat’ to US democracy, says retired admiral who oversaw Osama bin Laden raid
Retired US Navy Admiral William McRaven lashed out at Donald Trump again on Sunday, saying his behavior is the “greatest threat to our democracy in my lifetime” after the president criticised McRaven for failing…
SHC issues notices over missing persons
KARACHI: Sindh High Court (SHC) on Monday issued notice to inspector general of police (IGP) Sindh, director general (DG) Sindh Rangers, Home Department of Sindh and other respondents in a case pertaining…
Ban on pillion riding for four days in Sindh
KARACHI: Home department, the government of Sindh has slapped a ban on pillion riding in the whole province including Karachi for four days. The ban under section 144 is the part of…
Kite string kills child in Karachi
KARACHI: A student of KG-I was killed on Sunday when his throat was slit by a kite string being flown from an unidentified location. According to rescue officials, Alyan, a resident of Korangi,…
New hospital head accused of land allotment irregularities
Dr Fakhruddin has been appointed the medical superintendent of Services Hospital in Peshawar despite outstanding charges against him for irregularities in land allotment of official residential quarters in Postgraduate Nursing College Hayatabad.…
Neha Dhupia, Angad Bedi welcome baby girl
Bollywood actors Neha Dhupia and Angad Bedi welcomed their first child- a baby girl, on Sunday in Mumbai. According to Neha’s publicist, both mother and daughter “are doing great.” The Mumbai Mirror…
Two underage bikers killed in Karachi
KARACHI: An underage car driver knocked down two youths riding a motorbike at Seaview, killing them on the spot. According to a report in the local media, the incident took place near…